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Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment Tutorial: Using NLDAS and NCDC Meteorological Data
Citation:
Whelan, G., K. Wolfe, R. Parmar, M. Galvin, M. Molina, R. Zepp, M. Gray, P. Duda, AND K. Kim. Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment Tutorial: Using NLDAS and NCDC Meteorological Data. U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC, EPA/600/B-15/299, 2015.
Impact/Purpose:
Using NLDAS and NCDC Meteorological Data
Description:
This tutorial reviews how screens, icons, and basic functions of the SDMProjectBuilder (SDMPB) use NLDAS and NCDC meteorological (MET) data to support microbial fate and transport, in a watershed, by the HSPF watershed model. The application is performed using watersheds of different scales, including HUC-8, HUC-12 and pour-point delineations. A discussion of the procedure for accessing and retrieving MET data from NOAA’s NCDC web site is also provided.